Ankur Warikoo
About
Ankur Warikoo is from India. Ankur works in the following industries: "Internet", "Higher Education", "Management Consulting", "Professional Training & Coaching", and "Online Media". Ankur is currently Founder at Monzy.co. Ankur also works as Founder at India Genius Challenge, a job Ankur has held since Aug 2025. Another title Ankur currently holds is Founder at WebVeda. In Ankur's previous role as a Cofounder & Board Member at nearbuy.com, Ankur worked in India until Dec 2025. Prior to joining nearbuy.com, Ankur was a Cofounder & CEO at nearbuy.com and held the position of Cofounder & CEO at India. Prior to that, Ankur was a Board Member at Indian School of Business, based in New Delhi Area, India from Jul 2014 to Jul 2017. Ankur started working as CEO, India at Groupon in India in Mar 2011. From Jun 2013 to Dec 2014, Ankur was Head, Groupon APAC Emerging Markets (India, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines) at Groupon, based in Asia. Prior to that, Ankur was a Venture Partner at Rocket Internet GmbH from Dec 2010 to Apr 2012. Ankur started working as Co-founder at Accentium Web in Apr 2007.
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Ankur Warikoo's current jobs
There is a “best credit card” for all of us. The one that fits our needs perfectly. Monzy finds it for you. No ads. No sponsorships. No personal data sought or tracked.
India Genius Challenge (IGC) is a nationwide search for the brightest young mind in India. IGC comprises of 5-min daily online challenges (completely free of cost) where school kids earn Genius Points (GPs) and compete with kids across the country. Daily, Weekly, Monthly National winners get books, smartwatches, earphones, iPads, laptops. The top performers in the online challenges will be invited to the National Finals in Delhi, where the winner of IGC will win Rs. 10L of scholarship.
WebVeda is a growth platform offering skills, community and jobs for an annual subscription. It is my personal aim to make the highest quality education, the best community and the finest job opportunities available to everyone in India - irrespective of their pincode or background. Which is why a WebVeda subscription is affordable, comes with 100% refund policy and lifetime upgrades. As of May 2026, WebVeda has 500,000+ members
I create content on Personal Finance, Career, Relationships and Personal Growth. As of May 2026, I have 16.8M+ cumulative followers across platforms. I have been creating content since 2005 (my blog, which is still maintained). My LinkedIn journey started in 2013. YT and IG in 2017. All of this is possible because of my team @waricrew - a bunch of young, eager and curious minds.
I invest in growth stage startups, with a focus on consumer internet startups. I look for fearless teams with a strong risk appetite, willingness to get uncomfortable and curiosity that of a child! Connect with me on warikoo@gmail.com
Ankur Warikoo's past jobs
In November 2019, I stepped down as the CEO of nearbuy.com, with my 2 cofounders taking operational charge of the company. I continue to be a shareholder and serve on the board of the company.
India's largest commerce platform for everything local www.nearbuy.com nearbuy.com happened as a Management Buyout of Groupon's India business. We partnered with Sequoia Capital India and created an independent company, called nearbuy.com In 2017, Paytm invested in the company, and we merged with Little App, to create a 88% market share company. Little + nearbuy.com are run by the management team of nearbuy.com
Part of ISB's Next Generation Leaders Board (NGLB) The NGLB comprises a group of young Indian and global leaders representing the business, political, academic, government and development sectors who provide thought leadership and strategic advice to the Dean and the Executive Board to shape the future direction of the School. http://www.isb.edu/about-isb/leadership-and-governance/next-generation-leaders-board
Started the India business for Groupon in 2011 as its founding CEO. First office, first employee, first merchant. Did a management buyout in August 2015, to convert Groupon India into nearbuy.com - independent of the Groupon portfolio.
Managing the APAC Emerging Markets Regions for Groupon, comprising India, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines. The region identifies the future growth region for Groupon, with over 245Mn Internet users, expected to grow to 400Mn by 2015 For any suggestions and feedback on any of these Groupon markets - please do not hesitate to connect directly on ankur.warikoo@groupon.com
Worked as a Venture Partner for Rocket Internet, setting up their India office alongwith 2 other Venture Partners. Part of the pre-launch team for Jabong.com before moving onto Groupon (which, at that time, was also a Rocket Internet Investment) Founded in 2007, Rocket Internet GmbH has its headquarters in Berlin. Rocket supports internet startups in more than twenty countries around the world. Some of its best-known Internet projects are Zalando, FoodPanda, Groupon (formerly CityDeal) amongst others.
April 2007 - Mar 2009: Part Time Mar 2009 - Sep 2010: Full Time Accentium was started by Vivek Pahwa, where Umang and I joined as Co-Founders during the course. Vivek continues to act as the CEO of Accentium Web. Operated in a part-time capacity alongwith my full-time commitment at ATK from 2007 to 2009. Jumped fulltime into Accentium in April 2009. Exited from the venture in Sep 2010. Accentium back then operated a portfolio of 6 websites, spanning products and services Gaadi.com **Gaadi was sold to MIH (Naspers) Group in March 2011 - http://www.medianama.com/2011/02/223-mih-group-acquires-majority-stake-in-gaadi-com/ SecondShaadi.com - India's No. 1 site for people looking for a Second Marriage and the 4th largest matrimonial site in India StudyNation.com Taaza.com SitaGita.com AdLift